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The following firearms were used in the movie Blood Diamond

Glock 26

In the beginning of the film, Danny Archer (Leonardo DiCaprio) carries a sub-compact Glock variant, which is most likely a Glock 26. He is briefly seen trying to meet with one of the commanders with the RUF and is stopped by Commander Rambo (Ato Essandoh). Commander Rambo doesn't trust Danny when his plane flies away. Danny disarms and raises his hands to show he means peaceful intentions to trade weapons for diamonds. The pistol is never seen for the rest of the movie, presumably confiscated when he is caught later smuggling diamonds.

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Glock 26 9mm

Danny draws his Glock 26 during a confrontation with Commander Rambo

Danny hands over his unloaded Glock 26

Heckler & Koch USP Compact

An H&K USP Compact is used by Danny throughout the film. He purchases the weapon from a dealer at a bar for a couple hundred dollars after having his Glock 26 confiscated while smuggling diamonds, even though in real life the USP series start at $800+. He later gives it to Solomon near the end of the film when he tells him that he will stay and hold off Col. Coetzee's men so Solomon can make his escape. Several close-ups of Archer's USP Compact reveal that it has an exposed hammer (the Compact, unlike the full-size USP, has a spurred hammer as standard), which suggests the gun might be the P10 variant, or otherwise a specially modified weapon.

H&K USP Compact .40 S&W

Danny hands his USP Compact over to Solomon

Danny holding his USP Compact while riding near a RUF checkpoint

Heckler & Koch USP

Full-size Heckler & Koch USPs are carried by the South African mercenaries, including Arnold Vosloo as Colonel Coetzee. Koetzee's USP is later picked up by Solomon Vandy (Djimon Hounsou)'s son Dia Vandy (Kagiso Kuypers), who contemplates using the gun to kill his own father and Archer while still brainwashed by the R.U.F.

Heckler & Koch USP .45 ACP

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Col. Coetzee(Arnold Vosloo) with an H&K USP demanding to know where the pink diamond is

Dia Vandy with an H&K USP

Smith & Wesson Model 629

Captain Rambo of the RUF wields a Smith & Wesson Model 629 revolver when he confronts Danny and demands his weapon. There is a slight possibility the revolver could be a Smith & Wesson Model 686, however the barrel looks about 5" which would likely make it the 629 model.

S&W Model 629 Revolver .44 magnum with custom grip

Captain Rambo holds a Smith & Wesson Model 629 on Danny while he unloads his Glock 26

Saint-Etienne M1873

A local militia man point a French Saint-Etienne 1873 11mm at Solomon thinking he is RUF. The gun may be a M1874 which is the same gun with a fluted cylinder. It isn't seen again in the movie.

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Saint-Etienne 1873 11mm

A militiaman holds a Saint-Etienne 1873 revolver on Solomon

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Solomon being held at gnpoint by a militiaman wielding a Saint-Etienne 1873 revolver

Browning Hi-Power

Captain Poison (David Harewood) uses a Browning Hi-Power to kill slaves accused of smuggling diamonds. It isn't seen again in the movie.

Browning Hi-Power 9mm

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Captain Poison holds a Browning Hi-Power on Solomon

Captain Poison shoots a slave with his Browning Hi-Power for smuggling diamonds

Unknown (custom?) Colt CAR-15 variant

The South African mercenaries carry an unusual Colt CAR-15 variation that does not appear to be a factory-standard gun. They have the receivers of M16A2s (which would normally suggest Colt Model 725s), but they also have 10-inch barrels with GAU-5/XM177-style flash hiders. They were most likely custom-assembled for the film from the parts of various AR-model rifles.

Besides their unusual combination of features, the mercenaries' CAR-15s also feature camouflage paint and accessories such as tactical flashlights and M68 Aimpoint scopes. Archer uses one at the end of the film after killing its owner.

A civilian AR-15 modified to look like an XM177 (note that this is NOT the model seen in the film, which has an M16A2-style receiver. However, it's similar.)

Col. Coetzee's men with CAR-15s

Danny covers Solomons' escape using a CAR-15 taken from one of Col. Coetzees' men.

Norinco Type 56-1

The vast majority of the Revolutionary United Front (RUF) rebels and the Sierra Leone Army regulars are seen using Norinco Type 56-1 assault rifles (Chinese AKS-47/AKMS clones), which can be recognized by their folding stocks and hooded front sights. Archer briefly uses one to execute an RUF rebel who tries to flee him on the bridge.

Norinco Type 56-1 7.62x39mm

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RUF rebels firing Chinese Type 56-1 (AKMS) assault rifles at the mercenaries' Hind helicopter when their stronghold is attacked.

AK-47

There are also some original Russian-made AK-47s (as opposed to AKM copies or Chinese Type 56s, which are far more common in most Hollywood films) seen in the hands of RUF rebels throughout the movie. Most of them are the Type III milled receiver variation, but a close-up of one of the AKs reveals that it has the stock mounting bracket of the slightly older Type II variant. The child soldier who tries to kill Benjamin Kapanay (Basil Wallace) uses one, and Archer himself wields a Type III AK-47 during the mercenaries' assault on the mine, which he uses to off many of the rebels.

AK-47 7.62x39mm

An RUF child soldier shoots at Benjamin Kapanay with a Type III AK-47.

Heckler & Koch G3

Many of the RUF guerillas and Sierra Leone Army soldiers are seen carrying older-specification Heckler & Koch G3s with wooden handguards & stock though without seeing the rear sight. This is quite true to real life; the G3 was standard-issue to the Sierra Leone Army for many years, and many undoubtedly fell into the hands of the RUF during the civil war.

Early H&K G3 7.62x51mm with wooden furniture.

An RUF rebel (right) holding an early H&K G3

DShK Heavy Machine Gun

Throughout the film, DShK heavy machine guns are seen mounted on the RUF's "technical" vehicles.

DShK 12.7x109mm

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An RUF rebel mans a technical-mounted DShK heavy machine gun during the invasion

An RUF rebel opens up with a technical-mounted DShK heavy machine gun

RPG-7

RUF rebels regularly wield RPG-7 rocket-propelled grenade launchers, particularly during the battle of Freetown. One rebel tries to shoot at Archer and Maddie's vehicle with one during the press convoy ambush, but misses.

Browning M2

The Sierra Leone Army uses a number of Browning M2 machine guns, which are mounted to many of its Land Rovers throughout the film.

Browning M2 .50 BMG

A Browning M2 heavy machine gun opens up as the press convoy is ambushed

Sterling L2A1

Several Sierra Leone army soldiers can be seen carrying Sterling submachine guns.

M16A2

Several Sierra Leone army soldiers can be seen with M16A2 assault rifles.

PKM

A PKM machine gun can be seen mounted in the door of the mercenaries' Hind gunship and is fired by one of them.

RPK

During the scene where Archer and Soloman are crossing the bridge, an RPK light machine gun can be seen leaning against a wall at the RUF guard post.

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 == Glock 26 ==
-Danny Archer ([[Leonardo DiCaprio]]) carries a [[Glock#Glock 26|Glock 26]]. He is briefly seen trying to meet with one of the commanders with the RUF and is stopped by Commander Rambo ([[Ato Essandoh]]). Commander Rambo doesn't trust Danny when his plane flies away. Danny disarms and raises his hands to show he means peaceful intentions to trade weapons for diamonds. The pistol is never seen for the rest of the movie, presumably confiscated when he is caught later smuggling diamonds.
+In the beginning of the film, Danny Archer ([[Leonardo DiCaprio]]) carries a sub-compact Glock variant, which is most likely a [[Glock#Glock 26|Glock 26]]. He is briefly seen trying to meet with one of the commanders with the RUF and is stopped by Commander Rambo ([[Ato Essandoh]]). Commander Rambo doesn't trust Danny when his plane flies away. Danny disarms and raises his hands to show he means peaceful intentions to trade weapons for diamonds. The pistol is never seen for the rest of the movie, presumably confiscated when he is caught later smuggling diamonds.
 [[Image:Glock26.jpg|thumb|left|360px|Glock 26 9mm]]
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 [[Image:Glock26again.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Danny hands over his unloaded Glock 26]]
-== Heckler & Koch USP ==
-The [[H&K USP]] is used several times in the movie. It is used by the South African commandos, and later picked up by Solomon Vandy ([[Djimon Hounsou]])'s son Dia Vandy ([[Kagiso Kuypers]]), while under the effects of the RUF's brainwashing.
-[[Image:HK-USP.jpg‎|thumb|none|350px|Heckler & Koch USP .45 ACP]]
-[[Image:Uspsa.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Col. Coetzee([[Arnold Vosloo]]) with an H&K USP demanding to know where the pink diamond is]]
-[[Image:Kidusp.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Dia Vandy with an H&K USP]]
 == Heckler & Koch USP Compact  ==
-An [[H&K USP#Heckler & Koch USP Compact|H&K USP Compact]] is used by Danny. He purchases the weapon from a dealer at a bar for a couple hundred dollars after having his Glock 26 confiscated while smuggling diamonds, even though in real life the USP series start at $800+. He later gives it to Solomon near the end of the film when he tells him that he will stay and hold off Col. Coetzee's men so Solomon can make his escape.
+An [[H&K USP#Heckler & Koch USP Compact|H&K USP Compact]] is used by Danny throughout the film. He purchases the weapon from a dealer at a bar for a couple hundred dollars after having his Glock 26 confiscated while smuggling diamonds, even though in real life the USP series start at $800+. He later gives it to Solomon near the end of the film when he tells him that he will stay and hold off Col. Coetzee's men so Solomon can make his escape. Several close-ups of Archer's USP Compact reveal that it has an exposed hammer (the Compact, unlike the full-size USP, has a spurred hammer as standard), which suggests the gun might be the P10 variant, or otherwise a specially modified weapon.
-[[Image:Hk-usp45c.jpg|thumb|left|300px|H&K USP Compact .45 ACP]]
+[[Image:Hk-usp45c.jpg|thumb|left|300px|H&K USP Compact .40 S&W]]
 [[Image:Dannyusp.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Danny hands his USP Compact over to Solomon]]
 [[Image:Uspcbd.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Danny holding his USP Compact while riding near a RUF checkpoint]]
+== Heckler & Koch USP ==
+Full-size [[Heckler & Koch USP]]s are carried by the South African mercenaries, including [[Arnold Vosloo]] as Colonel Coetzee. Koetzee's USP is later picked up by Solomon Vandy ([[Djimon Hounsou]])'s son Dia Vandy ([[Kagiso Kuypers]]), who contemplates using the gun to kill his own father and Archer while still brainwashed by the R.U.F.
+[[Image:HK-USP.jpg‎|thumb|none|350px|Heckler & Koch USP .45 ACP]]
+[[Image:Uspsa.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Col. Coetzee([[Arnold Vosloo]]) with an H&K USP demanding to know where the pink diamond is]]
+[[Image:Kidusp.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Dia Vandy with an H&K USP]]
 == Smith & Wesson Model 629  ==
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 [[Image:SW629BD2.jpg|thumb|none|300px|S&W Model 629 Revolver .44 magnum with custom grip]]
 [[Image:Bdrevolver.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Captain Rambo holds a Smith & Wesson Model 629 on Danny while he unloads his Glock 26]]
 == Saint-Etienne M1873  ==
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 [[Image:Bdmilrevolver.jpg|thumb|none|400px|A militiaman holds a Saint-Etienne 1873 revolver on Solomon]]
 [[Image:revolverbdmil.jpg|thumb|none|360px|Solomon being held at gnpoint by a militiaman wielding a Saint-Etienne 1873 revolver]]
 == Browning Hi-Power  ==
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 [[Image:Pistolbd.jpg|thumb|none|360px|Captain Poison shoots a slave with his Browning Hi-Power for smuggling diamonds]]
-== CAR-15 ==
-A [[CAR-15]] appears in the movie, the barrel is different from a standard M4. It is used by numerous SA commandos during a raid. They feature camouflage paint and accessories such as tactical flashlights and M68 Aimpoint scopes.
+== Unknown (custom?) Colt CAR-15 variant ==
+The South African mercenaries carry an unusual [[M16 rifle series#Colt XM177/CAR-15/Commando Series|Colt CAR-15]] variation that does not appear to be a factory-standard gun. They have the receivers of [[M16 rifle series#M16A2 Rifle|M16A2s]] (which would normally suggest [[M16 rifle series#Colt Carbine/Model 653/Model 733|Colt Model 725]]s), but they also have 10-inch barrels with [[M16 rifle series#Colt XM177/CAR-15/Commando Series|GAU-5/XM177]]-style flash hiders. They were most likely custom-assembled for the film from the parts of various AR-model rifles.
+Besides their unusual combination of features, the mercenaries' CAR-15s also feature camouflage paint and accessories such as tactical flashlights and M68 Aimpoint scopes. Archer uses one at the end of the film after killing its owner.
-[[Image:CAR-15.jpg|thumb|left|400px|CAR-15 5.56mm with scope]]
+[[Image:CAR-15Rifle.jpg|thumb|none|400px|A civilian AR-15 modified to look like an XM177 (note that this is NOT the model seen in the film, which has an M16A2-style receiver. However, it's similar.)]]
-[[Image:Car15.jpg|thumb|none|360px|Col. Coetzee's men with CAR-15's]]
+[[Image:Car15.jpg|thumb|none|360px|Col. Coetzee's men with CAR-15s]]
 [[Image:Car15bd.jpg|thumb|none|360px|Danny covers Solomons' escape using a CAR-15 taken from one of Col. Coetzees' men.]]
-== AK-47/AKMS ==
-[[AK-47]] derivatives are used by the Revolutionary United Front (RUF) and the Sierra Leone troops, likely provided by smugglers like Danny Archer in exchange for blood diamonds. The vast majority of the AKs used by the soldiers and rebels are the Chinese Type 56-1 (an [[AK-47#AKMS|AKMS]] clone, distinguished by the hooded front sight). However, some Russian-made Type II AK-47s (milled receiver) are also seen in the film; Danny acquires one from a rebel during the attack on the RUF mining camp and uses it to dispatch enemies.
+==Norinco Type 56-1==
+The vast majority of the Revolutionary United Front (RUF) rebels and the Sierra Leone Army regulars are seen using [[AK-47#Norinco Type 56|Norinco Type 56-1]] assault rifles (Chinese [[AK-47|AKS-47]]/[[AK-47#AKMS|AKMS]] clones), which can be recognized by their folding stocks and hooded front sights. Archer briefly uses one to execute an RUF rebel who tries to flee him on the bridge.
+[[Image:Type56S.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Norinco Type 56-1 7.62x39mm]]
+[[Image:BloodDiamond06.jpg|thumb|none|360px|RUF rebels firing Chinese Type 56-1 ([[AK-47#AKMS|AKMS]]) assault rifles at the mercenaries' Hind helicopter when their stronghold is attacked.]]
+== AK-47 ==
+There are also some original Russian-made [[AK-47]]s (as opposed to [[AK-47#AKM|AKM]] copies or [[AK-47#Norinco Type 56|Chinese Type 56]]s, which are far more common in most Hollywood films) seen in the hands of RUF rebels throughout the movie. Most of them are the Type III milled receiver variation, but a close-up of one of the AKs reveals that it has the stock mounting bracket of the slightly older Type II variant. The child soldier who tries to kill Benjamin Kapanay ([[Basil Wallace]]) uses one, and Archer himself wields a Type III AK-47 during the mercenaries' assault on the mine, which he uses to off many of the rebels.
 [[Image:AK-47 type II Part DM-ST-89-01131.jpg|thumb|left|300px|AK-47 7.62x39mm]]
-[[Image:ak47bd.jpg|thumb|none|360px|RUF guerilla with a Type II AK-47]]
+[[Image:ak47bd.jpg|thumb|none|360px|An RUF child soldier shoots at Benjamin Kapanay with a Type III AK-47.]]
-[[Image:Type56-1.jpg|thumb|left|300px|Norinco Type 56-1 ([[AK-47#AKMS|AKMS]]) 7.62x39mm]]
-[[Image:BloodDiamond06.jpg|thumb|none|360px|RUF rebels using Chinese Type 56-1 ([[AK-47#AKMS|AKMS]]) rifles when their stronghold is attacked]]
-== Early-Contract Heckler & Koch G3 ==
-A RUF miltia member is seen toting an old spec [[Heckler & Koch G3|H&K G3]] with wooden handguards & stock though without seeing the rear sight.
+== Heckler & Koch G3 ==
+Many of the RUF guerillas and Sierra Leone Army soldiers are seen carrying older-specification [[Heckler & Koch G3]]s with wooden handguards & stock though without seeing the rear sight. This is quite true to real life; the G3 was standard-issue to the Sierra Leone Army for many years, and many undoubtedly fell into the hands of the RUF during the civil war.
 [[Image:CETME G3.JPG|thumb|left|400px|Early H&K G3 7.62x51mm with wooden furniture.]]
-[[Image:Bdd-06246.jpg|thumb|none|360px|An RUF rebel (right) holding an Early H&K G3]]
+[[Image:Bdd-06246.jpg|thumb|none|360px|An RUF rebel (right) holding an early H&K G3]]
 == DShK Heavy Machine Gun ==
-When the RUF invade town, one of the members is shooting a [[DShK heavy machine gun]] from a pickup truck. Another can be seen door-mounted on an Mi-24 Hind used by the commandos in their raid on the RUF being fired by Col. Coetzee (actually, the one on the Hind is a later NSV).
+Throughout the film, [[DShK heavy machine gun]]s are seen mounted on the RUF's "technical" vehicles.
 [[Image:DSHK.jpg|thumb|none|300px|DShK 12.7x109mm]]
-[[Image:Bdmg3.jpg|thumb|left|360px|An RUF rebel mans a truck-mounted DShK heavy machine gun during the invasion]]
+[[Image:Bdmg3.jpg|thumb|left|360px|An RUF rebel mans a technical-mounted DShK heavy machine gun during the invasion]]
-[[Image:Bdmg2.jpg|thumb|none|420px|An RUF rebel opens up with a truck-mounted DShK heavy machine gun]]
+[[Image:Bdmg2.jpg|thumb|none|420px|An RUF rebel opens up with a technical-mounted DShK heavy machine gun]]
+== RPG-7 ==
+RUF rebels regularly wield [[RPG-7]] rocket-propelled grenade launchers, particularly during the battle of Freetown. One rebel tries to shoot at Archer and Maddie's vehicle with one during the press convoy ambush, but misses.
 == Browning M2 ==
-A [[Browning M2]] is used by the military escorting the press convoy.
+The Sierra Leone Army uses a number of [[Browning M2]] machine guns, which are mounted to many of its Land Rovers throughout the film.
 [[Image:BrowningM2.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Browning M2 .50 BMG]]
 [[Image:Mgnewbd.jpg|thumb|none|400px|A Browning M2 heavy machine gun opens up as the press convoy is ambushed]]
 == Sterling L2A1 ==
-Several Sierre Leone army soldiers can be seen carrying Sterling submachine guns.
+Several Sierra Leone army soldiers can be seen carrying Sterling submachine guns.
 == M16A2 ==
-Several Sierre Leone army soldiers can be seen with M16A2s.
+Several Sierra Leone army soldiers can be seen with [[M16 rifle series#M16A2 Rifle|M16A2]] assault rifles.
-== PK ==
-A PK machine gun can be seen mounted in a helicopter door.
+== PKM ==
+A PKM machine gun can be seen mounted in the door of the mercenaries' Hind gunship and is fired by one of  them.
+==RPK==
+During the scene where Archer and Soloman are crossing the bridge, an [[RPK]] light machine gun can be seen leaning against a wall at the RUF guard post.
-== RPG-7 ==
-Several Sierre Leone army soldiers can be seen firing RPG during the downtown riot.
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